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TIL Homosexuals were officially barred from entering the US until 1990

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4XWlw TIL that Australia has technically been an American company since 2009 registered in Washington DC under the name of Commonwealth of Australia, LLC
o6V7 TIL: While searching for Steve Fossett’s plane crash, at least 8 previously uncharted plane crashes were located.
xV0og TIL of Vittorio Emanuele, son of the last King of Italy. He was banned from entering Italy until 2002 when he renounced all claim to the throne. Controversially he has also been tried on charges of murder, criminal association, racketeering, conspiracy, corruption and exploitation of prostitution.
a8wKJ TIL of French President Paul Deschanel, who fell out of the window of his sleeping compartment. He was discovered wandering about in the dark, in his pyjamas, claiming to be the President of France, in 1920.
LkDBQ TIL "drooping ears" is a trait for domesticated animals that doesn't occur in the wild (except elephants). Almost all species gain the trait when domesticated. One experiment successfully domesticated foxes over 40 generations, and by then their ears were drooping.